The Fugitive (2020–…): Season 1, Episode 1 - Wrong Place, Wrong Time - full transcript
Mike works with his parole officer to get back on his feet after being released from prison. Just as hope sets in, he finds himself in the wrong place at the wrong time.
LOS ANGELES, MONDAY
- Okay, Shawn,
so the problem
with making a bit more this year
is now the government
wants you to pay a bit more.
- Yeah, well, I didn't make
Top Salesman last quarter
just to turn around
and give it all back to Uncle Sam.
- Well, I know it's not ideal,
but the dealership covers
all of the overhead,
so you really don't
have any expenses.
- I sold two Isuzu Troopers last month.
Do you know how hard it is
to sell that car?
- Yep. And I am sorry,
but I don't make the rules.
- Uh, where's the write-off
for my car stereo system?
- Unfortunately,
it's not a valid deduction.
- When people see me
pull up to a red light,
I'm blasting Prince
out of my blower points,
people look at me, and they say
"Where the hell did that guy
get that kick-ass ride?"
I tell them,
"Van Nuys Pre-owned Car Castle."
It's advertising.
- Right.
But some might say it's tax fraud.
I don’t want you
to get in trouble here, so...
- Oh, Michael...
Do you mind if I call you Michael?
- Actually, full name is Michelangelo.
- Like the Ninja Turtle?
- Or the Renaissance Master.
- Okay, Mikey, look,
that's a $5,000 stereo system.
We write it off, I save $2,000 in taxes.
Nobody's going to prison for 2 grand.
- Respectfully, no one ever thinks
they'll wind up in prison
until they wind up in prison.
- Oh, yeah? And how are you
such an expert?
- I wound up in prison.
- Here. You can sign here.
- Oh, shit.
You're the Mike Ferro.
The one from the news
a few years ago.
The Mike Ferro that did...
- Hey, guys. Hi.
Why don't I just take over now?
- You got a criminal
handling my finances?
- Mike, why don't you just go
to the break room,
get a cup of coffee, okay?
- Sure.
- Thank you.
Got this. - Are you serious?
- No, no, no, no. Let me look.
- I've been coming in here 15 years,
and you're hooking me up
with this guy?
- So, Mike, that was unbelievably dumb.
I can't have you out there. I'm sorry.
- I need this job, Gary.
- People need to trust this company,
and people do not trust ex-cons.
I'm sorry. I am.
- Okay.
You're out of sweetener.
THE FUGITIVE
- You needed to keep that job, Mike.
You know the rules.
You don't stay gainfully employed,
the state will punch...
- The state will punch my ticket.
- And back inside you go.
The mayor hates your ass.
You so much as jaywalk,
he'll come at you.
- It's bad enough doing time
for something you didn't do,
but I'm finally out now
and I'm still paying for it?
- Should have waited a few days
to tell me about work.
Now I got to file a Change of Employment
Status with the DOC.
Clock start running
for you to find a new gig.
And not to pile on,
I got a call from the Kellers.
You missed a payment.
- Kevin, money's been tight.
I'm mailing a check out tomorrow.
- Mike, if you don't pay that family,
the state...
- The state will punch my ticket.
Trust me, I'm never doing anything
that'll make me go back to prison again.
- It's for you.
- I don't think my parole officer's
supposed to be giving me a weapon.
- When my old man was in Desert Storm,
he opened the telegram telling him
he's going home with this pocket knife
after a six-month stop-loss.
Eight years ago,
when I had six months sober,
my dad gave me this knife.
Said if you can make it
through six months of something,
you're home free.
You don't even know, do you?
- Guess not.
- Today is six months to the day
you've been out of prison, my man.
Six months into a new lease on life.
I'm passing you the torch.
- No, I... Hey, I can't take this.
You know, I've been doing this 10 years,
working with bad men.
Want to know what I learned?
Michelangelo Ferro is not one of them.
- Shit.
You know you're at rock bottom
when your parole officer's
your best friend.
- Come on, man.
- You've had me in your home.
You treat me like a person
instead of an ex-con.
It's not nothing.
- Good. So when you're
a rich rainmaker again,
you can have me out to Malibu.
Now I'm heading downtown
in the morning
to surprise piss test a stockbroker.
Ride with me. Knock on some doors
of your old haunts.
See who's hiring.
- I'm toxic. Nobody's gonna bring me on.
- You need a J-O-B, bitch.
But for right now you need
to take your mind off things.
Go home. Relax.
Put another baby in Allison.
Tomorrow's a new day.
- Hey.
- Hey.
- I picked up the nail polish remover.
I'm gonna get that ring
out of the bathtub tonight
if it kills me.
How was work?
- Good. Great.
Are you almost ready to go?
- Yeah.
Just want to finish
a few things while I was here.
Car picks me up early in the morning.
- I wish you didn't have to go.
- Well, it's kind of a big deal, you know?
Them flying an assistant to Chicago.
All these execs and just little old me
helping out with the presentation.
- I am so proud of you.
I just don't know how it's gonna be,
just me and Pearl.
- Yeah. She went to sleep early again.
- She used to wait up
for me to get home.
- I know, but the therapist said
there's gonna be an adjustment period.
- For how long?
- Mike, you were in jail for three years,
all right?
- She was 6 years old.
Just give it some time, all right?
I promise.
She'll come around, okay?
Speaking of promises,
someone did promise me
a goodbye I'd never forget.
- Oh, you want the Carlos Bravo,
the famous bullfighter.
- Sí, señor.
- You know, me and Kevin...
We are not thinking about Kevin
right now.
- Or the team or baseball.
LOS ANGELES, TUESDAY
- Hurry up. Got to get to class.
- I thought we could go to the movies
while Mom's gone.
- I don't like going to the movies.
- Really?
You loved it when you were little.
Big Hero 6, The Lego Movie.
- All right. Bye.
- Hey.
Give me a hug.
Honey, I remember
when you hugged me back.
- You left us.
- That's not true. I fought.
Honey, lawyers are expensive,
and I had to take a plea so I can
leave you and Mama with something.
I think Pearl knows I got fired.
- Well, you can't get stuff by kids.
- You know I stopped telling her
I love her.
I'm afraid she won't say it back.
- Just needs time.
Look at you.
All dressed up
for your warehouse interview.
- You know what?
I'm not gonna break my hand
pounding on a door
that's closed to me.
My father was a laborer.
It was good enough for him,
it's good enough for me.
- Well, good luck, money.
- I don't need it.
Got my lucky pocket knife.
- Things will get better, Mikey.
- I'll call you.
- Please stand clear.
The doors are closing.
The next stop
is Pershing Square Station...
- Okay, Shawn,
so the problem
with making a bit more this year
is now the government
wants you to pay a bit more.
- Yeah, well, I didn't make
Top Salesman last quarter
just to turn around
and give it all back to Uncle Sam.
- Well, I know it's not ideal,
but the dealership covers
all of the overhead,
so you really don't
have any expenses.
- I sold two Isuzu Troopers last month.
Do you know how hard it is
to sell that car?
- Yep. And I am sorry,
but I don't make the rules.
- Uh, where's the write-off
for my car stereo system?
- Unfortunately,
it's not a valid deduction.
- When people see me
pull up to a red light,
I'm blasting Prince
out of my blower points,
people look at me, and they say
"Where the hell did that guy
get that kick-ass ride?"
I tell them,
"Van Nuys Pre-owned Car Castle."
It's advertising.
- Right.
But some might say it's tax fraud.
I don’t want you
to get in trouble here, so...
- Oh, Michael...
Do you mind if I call you Michael?
- Actually, full name is Michelangelo.
- Like the Ninja Turtle?
- Or the Renaissance Master.
- Okay, Mikey, look,
that's a $5,000 stereo system.
We write it off, I save $2,000 in taxes.
Nobody's going to prison for 2 grand.
- Respectfully, no one ever thinks
they'll wind up in prison
until they wind up in prison.
- Oh, yeah? And how are you
such an expert?
- I wound up in prison.
- Here. You can sign here.
- Oh, shit.
You're the Mike Ferro.
The one from the news
a few years ago.
The Mike Ferro that did...
- Hey, guys. Hi.
Why don't I just take over now?
- You got a criminal
handling my finances?
- Mike, why don't you just go
to the break room,
get a cup of coffee, okay?
- Sure.
- Thank you.
Got this. - Are you serious?
- No, no, no, no. Let me look.
- I've been coming in here 15 years,
and you're hooking me up
with this guy?
- So, Mike, that was unbelievably dumb.
I can't have you out there. I'm sorry.
- I need this job, Gary.
- People need to trust this company,
and people do not trust ex-cons.
I'm sorry. I am.
- Okay.
You're out of sweetener.
THE FUGITIVE
- You needed to keep that job, Mike.
You know the rules.
You don't stay gainfully employed,
the state will punch...
- The state will punch my ticket.
- And back inside you go.
The mayor hates your ass.
You so much as jaywalk,
he'll come at you.
- It's bad enough doing time
for something you didn't do,
but I'm finally out now
and I'm still paying for it?
- Should have waited a few days
to tell me about work.
Now I got to file a Change of Employment
Status with the DOC.
Clock start running
for you to find a new gig.
And not to pile on,
I got a call from the Kellers.
You missed a payment.
- Kevin, money's been tight.
I'm mailing a check out tomorrow.
- Mike, if you don't pay that family,
the state...
- The state will punch my ticket.
Trust me, I'm never doing anything
that'll make me go back to prison again.
- It's for you.
- I don't think my parole officer's
supposed to be giving me a weapon.
- When my old man was in Desert Storm,
he opened the telegram telling him
he's going home with this pocket knife
after a six-month stop-loss.
Eight years ago,
when I had six months sober,
my dad gave me this knife.
Said if you can make it
through six months of something,
you're home free.
You don't even know, do you?
- Guess not.
- Today is six months to the day
you've been out of prison, my man.
Six months into a new lease on life.
I'm passing you the torch.
- No, I... Hey, I can't take this.
You know, I've been doing this 10 years,
working with bad men.
Want to know what I learned?
Michelangelo Ferro is not one of them.
- Shit.
You know you're at rock bottom
when your parole officer's
your best friend.
- Come on, man.
- You've had me in your home.
You treat me like a person
instead of an ex-con.
It's not nothing.
- Good. So when you're
a rich rainmaker again,
you can have me out to Malibu.
Now I'm heading downtown
in the morning
to surprise piss test a stockbroker.
Ride with me. Knock on some doors
of your old haunts.
See who's hiring.
- I'm toxic. Nobody's gonna bring me on.
- You need a J-O-B, bitch.
But for right now you need
to take your mind off things.
Go home. Relax.
Put another baby in Allison.
Tomorrow's a new day.
- Hey.
- Hey.
- I picked up the nail polish remover.
I'm gonna get that ring
out of the bathtub tonight
if it kills me.
How was work?
- Good. Great.
Are you almost ready to go?
- Yeah.
Just want to finish
a few things while I was here.
Car picks me up early in the morning.
- I wish you didn't have to go.
- Well, it's kind of a big deal, you know?
Them flying an assistant to Chicago.
All these execs and just little old me
helping out with the presentation.
- I am so proud of you.
I just don't know how it's gonna be,
just me and Pearl.
- Yeah. She went to sleep early again.
- She used to wait up
for me to get home.
- I know, but the therapist said
there's gonna be an adjustment period.
- For how long?
- Mike, you were in jail for three years,
all right?
- She was 6 years old.
Just give it some time, all right?
I promise.
She'll come around, okay?
Speaking of promises,
someone did promise me
a goodbye I'd never forget.
- Oh, you want the Carlos Bravo,
the famous bullfighter.
- Sí, señor.
- You know, me and Kevin...
We are not thinking about Kevin
right now.
- Or the team or baseball.
LOS ANGELES, TUESDAY
- Hurry up. Got to get to class.
- I thought we could go to the movies
while Mom's gone.
- I don't like going to the movies.
- Really?
You loved it when you were little.
Big Hero 6, The Lego Movie.
- All right. Bye.
- Hey.
Give me a hug.
Honey, I remember
when you hugged me back.
- You left us.
- That's not true. I fought.
Honey, lawyers are expensive,
and I had to take a plea so I can
leave you and Mama with something.
I think Pearl knows I got fired.
- Well, you can't get stuff by kids.
- You know I stopped telling her
I love her.
I'm afraid she won't say it back.
- Just needs time.
Look at you.
All dressed up
for your warehouse interview.
- You know what?
I'm not gonna break my hand
pounding on a door
that's closed to me.
My father was a laborer.
It was good enough for him,
it's good enough for me.
- Well, good luck, money.
- I don't need it.
Got my lucky pocket knife.
- Things will get better, Mikey.
- I'll call you.
- Please stand clear.
The doors are closing.
The next stop
is Pershing Square Station...